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  1. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    Support yourself: fast and secure

    At the dacha we do not often, but there are always a lot of work. At the height of summer it was required to support a large branch with fruits on the old apple tree.

    The tree is old, but yields a lot of harvest. We found several wooden poles (thin, however). My children and I gathered them together in a bundle, placed under a branch, the lower ends of the poles were spread out like an open umbrella, and the upper ends were tied tightly, the pieces of foam were wrapped, and our branch was laid on a foam pillow.

    Wrapped the branch with old rags and primed with adhesive tape to the support. For reliability, another such support was built and placed it under a branch closer to the trunk. The branch did not break, the harvest was not lost, the time was spent no more than an hour.
    If the trees are planted in one row, you can use similar "tripods", which I made. But put them not under the branches, but to the right and left of the branch or two or three branches. A flat board is placed on the supports, and branches will fall on the board. Simple, convenient and easy. If the height of the branches is different, you can additionally lay a bar wrapped with foam rubber to adjust the height of the support for each branch.

    But I want to remind all the gardeners that the supports can incorrectly form the skeletal branches and the crown of the tree, therefore it is not always effective to apply only the props. It is necessary to carry out pruning in time, to form the crown so that there are no long side branches.

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  2. OOO "Sad"

    Chat room is the installation of props called chat rooms. Simply put, this is the procedure for installing props under the heavy branches of fruit trees in order to prevent them from breaking.
    Many gardeners believe that the supports are only needed when the branches bend from the abundance of apples or pears. Therefore, they begin to make supports only when the branches almost just about break from the abundance of fruits.

    It is not right. It is necessary to engage in the installation of supports in advance, because the supports are needed not only to strengthen the branches. Chatelovka also improves the lighting of branches: after properly installed supports, sunlight enters each branch. With properly installed supports, branches do not touch, the fruits do not crumble and do not break.
    In what cases should you put the support in the early spring?
    Experienced gardener necessarily pay attention to trees that have a slow fracture of the crown. Usually these are old fruit trees that have not been carried out, or insufficiently trimmed.
    In order not to have problems with the crown, adult trees need to carry out summer pruning. It is carried out during the ripening period. All green shoots need to be removed so that they do not take away the strength from the fruit tree. Shoots that cover the fruit must be cut off, leaving 1-2 cm after the growth node.
    When the crown is broken, the props must be prepared for the height of the lower row of branches. In total, it is better to supply at least 7-10 supports around the crown. Supports are placed strictly vertically, the point of contact of the support with the branch must coincide with the center of gravity of the branch. Supports to prevent the fracture of the crown can be used for several years. For the winter period, the supports are removed, and in the early spring they are again placed. Do you want to strengthen the branches sprinkled with fruits? Then you need not to be late: put the props, when the fruit will be the size of a walnut. If the pads are put later, there is a danger that the branch will break even with a prop.
    Igor Krasnyuk, Uzhgorod

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